EdVoice

🎓Graduation season should be a time of celebration as our students step into a future filled with opportunity.

For many, however, doors to future opportunities close before even finishing high school.

This is not a matter of students' capabilities, but of a system that wasn't designed to effectively teach all kids.

EdVoice is reshaping public education in California so that ALL students have futures filled with opportunity.

Join our movement: www.edvoice.org

This pride month, we'd like to express our gratitude to all of the advocates and leaders uplifting the needs of California's LGBTQ+ students.

Special thanks to the members of the CA Legislative LGBTQ Caucus:

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🌈 Sabrina Cervantes
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🌈 Assemblymember Sade Elhawary
🌈 Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez
🌈 Assemblymember Corey Jackson
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🌈 Alex Lee
🌈 Senator Caroline Menjivar
🌈 Senator Steve Padilla
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🌈 Assemblymember Jose Luis Solache
🌈 Scott Wiener
🌈 Assemblymember Rick Chavez Zbur

Can't stop, won't stop! Our leadership team continues to grow with the addition of Efrain Mercado, Jr. as Chief Government Affairs Officer.

Efrain has landed at EdVoice after serving as Director of California Policy at the Learning Policy Institute. Prior to LPI, he held leadership positions at California Teachers Association, Children Now, and the California County Superintendents Educational Services Association.

Efrain brings with him the policy depth and legislative experience needed to help advance the most important educational issues faced by California students and teachers.

Please join us in welcoming him to the EdVoice community!

🥳Please join us in welcoming Rigel Massaro to EdVoice and EdVoice Institute!

Rigel joins us after more than 5 years at the California State Board of Education, where she helped advance statewide literacy initiatives, educator workforce efforts, community schools, and learning acceleration.

Prior to serving in the Newsom Administration, she worked alongside parent and student groups to advocate for equitable school funding and teacher quality for low-income communities.

Rigel’s leadership and deep policy expertise will strengthen our efforts to reshape public education in California so that students from low-income communities have futures filled with opportunity!

EdVoice is hiring a Vice President of Finance & Operations to serve as a core strategic leader: optimizing resources, architecting internal systems, and developing the teams that will support the organization’s next chapter of growth.

LEARN MORE: https://edvoice.org/careers/join-our-team-vp-of-finance-operations/

LET'S GO! Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. early math screening and intervention bill has passed its house of origin.

Thank you to the elected officials, advocates, educators, and community members who have helped move this bill forward.

Let's keep the positive momentum going in the Assembly!

Positive momentum in Governor Gavin Newsom May Revise for our top policy priorities, including:
👩‍🏫 Golden State Teacher Grant Program
📚 Universal Reading Screening Implementation
➗ Early Math
🏛️ Education Governance

EdVoice will continue to advocate so that June's final budget addresses the greatest needs of California's students.

Read full statement here: https://edvoice.org/news/statement-from-ceo-marshall-tuck-on-governor-newsoms-2026-state-budget-may-revision/

Exciting news! Senator Akilah Weber Pierson, M.D. early math bill is moving to the Senate Floor.

EdVoice is proud to sponsor SB 1067 because all children need foundational math skills to succeed in school, career, and life.

This bill will require all K-2 students to be screened for math difficulties and receive timely, evidence-based interventions as needed.

Thank you to all members of the Senate Appropriations Committee for prioritizing an investment in our students' futures:

🙏 Senator Sabrina Cervantes
🙏 Senator Kelly Seyarto
🙏 Senator Christopher Cabaldon
🙏 Senator Megan Dahle
🙏 Senator Tim Grayson
🙏 Senator Laura Richardson
🙏 Senator Aisha Wahab

🗳️Your voice matters! Visit sos.ca.gov/elections to register to vote.